Kent School District, south of Seattle, Washington, faces the ever-familiar educational challenges of motivating students and preparing them for success in the 21st century
 
Objective:
Motivate students and prepare them to succeed in a technological society 

Approach:
Equip every middle- and high school student in the district with an HP Tablet PC over the next four years.

Benefits:
• Students more engaged in schoolwork
• Improved student performance
• Better preparation to use technology in adulthood
• More flexibility for teachers to personalize lesson planning

“Informal observations have shown that students using the HP Tablet PCs are excelling in this environment, particularly in our special-ed and ELL (English language learner) student populations, where the technology levels the playing field.”
-- Dani Pfeiffer, assistant principal leading Kent Technology Academy

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